I Am Falling Apart!!!

when Mary had her's injured, in a 4th of July bottle rocket drive-by....
she was in traction for about a month and then they started p/t and personal messages of the neck and spine.....

she finally started a job that she mopped 5 floors an evening for a company a friend of our's had just started...
she does lots and lots of heavy lifting now at both of her jobs....

A bottle rocket drive by????? You really must explain that one.

hahaha..........
now there's one of those great stories....

I think you should make a post about it.

you read my mind.........
something to do tonight.....

I am very leary of getting shots in the area within the spine......

I'm not too thrilled about it either. Did you click on the link I provided for that shot? Reading it made me even less thrilled.

yes I did, it made me even more leary than I already am.....

Yeah, I first thought I would go into the office , get the shot and then go home. But when the doc told me they don't do the shots there, I started to do research. Big mistake. LOL

sorry, don't know anything about this. hope you feel better soon.

Thanks DD.

yucko not sure what that suppose to be yet it wierd,,

I'm weird so the inside of me has to be weird too. LOL

I blame that one Randee,, you and I are both strange and look who our closet friend is,,,,

Yep, its Randee's fault. LOL

hey...........................................

horses..............................................

how could I be at fault for picking weird friends..........

I had surgery for a herniated disk back in 1997(car accident). They qwent through the front of my neck and removed the disk and replaced it with a piece of bone from my hip. Iwas having pain and numbness in my right arm from my elbow down to my ring and pinky fingers. The doctor told me I wouldnt have full use of my neck afterwards, but I have no limitation that I can detect. Being a painter of houses this though really disturbed me, but like I said ,I can't detect any loss of movement. All my numbness and pains are gone. I was in a neck brace for 8 weeks and had to sleep sitting in a recliner during that time. Now the only effect I feel is a dull ache in my hip occasionally when the weather is changing. I never had any physical therapy, but I was very active back then. I really sympathasize with you on the "falling apart" part though. Every time I go to the doctor he finds something else that comes with "Getting Older". So yeah- this wasn't much help, I know. But my heart goes out to ya!

It was a lot of help Lori. Its great to know that I am not alone.

No, I'm sorry I don't know anyone with this. I also sorry you are going through this. :(
Very cool pics of you! definately interesting

I like looking at the pictures because it shows that I really do have a brain. LOL

Oh dear Brenda....I do know what you mean about just feeling like you are falling apart!! I have so many things wrong with me I forget what they all are sometimes....memory problems :o). I am sorry I don't know anything about herniated disks or I would surely tell you my friend, but I do know what pain is and I really feel for you! Hope you can get it to feeling better!!!! I really do!!

Thanks Deb. I can't wait for those memory problems to kick in so I can forget a lot of things. LOL

Sorry, I am not up to date on this, but you can probably Google some info. It is too bad our bodies give up on us. Inside I am still in my thirties and outside I am turning seventy.

David, I've done so much research that I think my eyes are going to pop out. LOL. But I still can't find any specific exercises for this. I'm still looking. As for being thirty, sometimes I am five. LOL

My Lumbar/Sacral disk (L4/S5) was herniated when I was 21. They wanted to do the injections but I refused...something about a needle coming so close to my spinal cord was a bit frightening to me. I took PT as a different option. It turned out being just traction for the most part, which helped until my spine started to compress again. I ended up having to have surgery to correct the issue. This was what worked for me. But it was scary and I was bed ridden for 7 months before I agreed to the surgery. Herniated disks are nothing to sneeze at. I wish I had advice for holistic healing ideas, mine went so far beyond it that I didn't have that option.

Good luck and healing energy coming your way.

Thanks Chris. Mine is herniated at C5-C6 and C6-C7. Other than pains in my neck, my most problems is in arm movements. It doesn't keep me down, just makes doing household chores that much harder. I've had this problem for over 5 years and I just recently went to the doc for it. Being stubborn may have cost me an easy fix. I think thats why it is taking so long to heal. I've heard people say that those injections are great but I am not so sure. But I really don't want surgery either.

Hello,
Sorry to hear of your pains, they are a pain hu? My attempt at humor :0)
I have been diagnosed with several arthritis. Four that I can think of right now and it is still iffy on the rheumatoid arthritis. Weird one doctor said yes the other said no , so??
I had the shots in both my elbows. But I really cant remember what shot it was.... one is only supposed to have so many in there life time. That was back in the ... early 90's.
My arms all stem from a old injury, that , well was not taken care of properly. My bone was exposed to the air to long is how one doctor explained it. Infection set it.
Anyhoo the shot I am told some people take to it well, others do not. I am unable to extend my arms out for any length of time just because. Only 5-10 pounds can I lift and that is recommended with my braces on.... I was one the shots , well you will do fine!!

There is also the electric shock thingy, where they take this car battery type thing and put needles into you and put the juice to ya. If you have not had this done and you have to do it, great. But really if you can get away with not having it......

I find a hot tub was the best thing I ever had!! But I do not have one any longer ( I cant afford it). Fish oils, oh visionair a member here is really good about the herbs and such! Omega something. I try and eat as much salmon as I can, I also have the fish capsules.

Now the ibrophen (sp) is a anti inflammatory and you can get big doses from the doctor. However I am told this is where my itching is coming from - side effect. It is also real bad for your stomach. So eat something if taking this. I have been on it for over 30 years now. I try to alternate such things, there when Advil first came out I used the both until the Advil no longer worked. Creams and messages work (my man does this).
You have heard that if you do not use it you loose it? Try to work through the pain, I no all to well it hurts, but...... I do use alternative medicine when I get a chance, but like conventional medicine it to manipulates the body and if abused can hurt the body. So just because it is a herb still treat it like it is a drug. Natures drugs lol!
I felt like I was 100 when I was a teenager.....
Wish you well ok

Thanks for all the tips Mrs. Road Runner.

I had the cryotherepy...all I remember is about 2 weeks of "water" coming out

I am almost done with that part.

DH has had these shots for his bulging disc in his back. They really help a lot and he didn't feel it. He had a "twilight shot" and then the injection. He has had this done a few times. The only thing it didn't help was the tingling sensation in is fingers, but his arm feels much better. He's had it done twice. PT didn't help at all.

Thanks Nana.

I had a herniated disk when i was working in the nursing home here in Sheridan. That was in 1992. I had the shote and some kind of a battery powered belt that I wore. But I ended up having surgery. It was fine for over 10 years. But now I have severe arthritis in my back. In my Knees and in my hips and my hands. But then I am almost 70 years old. Ain't getting old fun!!!!

I'm only 45 so I can't imagine what I will be like when I am 70. LOL. I am thinking that belt thing was a TENS unit. They haven't tried that with me yet.

I am so sorry to hear you are having other problems, Brenda. I shall continue to keep you in my prayers....take care my friend!

Thanks Sandy. It seems like its always something around here. Hopefully this is the last of it for awhile.

yikes! I have heard of steroid treatments but have never had any myself. Hope it works and your neck starts feeling better.

Thanks dear.

I don't know anyone whose had that type of problem, so I don't have any good advice.

I suppose they know what they're doing, but I'm surprised you're doing exercises instead of resting your neck in a brace. I'd think exercise would make aggravate the pain.

It would be nice if the shot would fix your problem, but those risks like paralysis would make anyone wonder if they should do that. I dunno what I'd do. Have you researched how risky the surgery is?

And it says about 50% experience "some" pain relief and that might only last a week to a year. That doesn't sound so promising

The exercises sometimes make it hurt more so I am not doing as many as I was told to do. I've heard good and bad things about the shot and the surgery. Still don't know what I will do.

sorry i've no experience with this or know anyone who has
good luck

Thanks.

My dad had the epidural steroid injections, and they worked for a week or two, but then he was in pain again and ended up having back surgery. I have also had two back surgeries, and the pain relief is instantaneous. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again if I had to. There is a 6-8 week recovery period, though, so you have to plan for that. The best of luck to you, Brenda!

Gosh, I hope not!

darling....why am i not seeing any of your posts? i just found this by accident.

i'm sorry you're having so much pain. the reason for the excercises for the shoulders....those are the stongest muscles that help hold your cervical area in place. i have a herniated disc at c5 (it looks like you have c4 & c6, but i'm not a doctor); so i know what you're feeling. i'm not a fan of the steroid injections. for many people it's just a bandaid for the problem.

most insurances who cover p/t only do so up to 3 months. imho i don't think that's enough time. doing the excercises at home will help, but electro-stimulation & heat really helped me a bunch. i don't have any suggestions for holistic remedies; i never looked into them. have you done any online searches? or do you know a massage therapist or chiropractor you could talk to?

i'm going to check out right now, why i'm not getting emails when you post. i hope you feel better & keep in touch ok?? {{hugs}}

I sure hope you get to feeling better soon and all of these problems go away.

I am allergic to them. I do hope you get better soon.

I have 2 herniated discs (at last count) in my lower back & have had cortisone shots-they help, but they're not permanent.

nice shots of your innards
hope ya feel better soon

I feel ya. The closer I get to forty, everything seems broken :(

Opt for the epidural. Short term discomfort, hopefully long term relief.
What ever you do, avoid surgery at any length. Very painful and most people have to have multiple surgeries with minimal relief.

I do hope this is getting better.